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E-scooter crash, travel survey, election update, fighting charges, Jets primer, David Arnason
Plus: You're more like a T. rex than you might think, temperature-wise

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'It's horrifying'

Chris Kitching:

Teenage e-scooter driver in critical condition after crash

Southwest Winnipeg collision ‘happened in slow motion,’ witness says Read More

 
 
 

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'A good way to find out where Winnipeggers are going'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Road map to future

City to use survey to determine transportation needs Read More

 
 

'A vision of what we have for Winnipeg'

Joyanne Pursaga:

Gillingham pledges police, firefighter staffing increases to serve growing population

Scott Gillingham is promising to set long-term staffing targets to raise the ratio of firefighters and police officers to Winnipeg’s population, if re-elected as mayor next month. Read More

 
 

'I do believe you should be able to defend your property'

Nicole Buffie:

Online fundraiser for ‘polite, modest farmer’ facing firearms charges sending message, neighbour says

Thousands of dollars have been raised to help cover the legal fees of a Manitoba man charged after he allegedly fired a gun at thieves during a theft on his farm in August. Read More

 
 

Welcome to a Jets training camp like no other

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe:

Plotlines aplenty in pre-season prep

What to watch as puck drops on Jets training camp Read More

 
 

'A tireless promoter of Prairie writing'

By Sheldon Birnie:

Lauded Manitoba author chronicled life in the Interlake

Longtime Manitoba author, editor and professor David Arnason died on Monday at age 86. Read More

 
 
 

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Local

Joyanne Pursaga: Gillingham talks trash, pledges big bin boost
Scott Billeck: Health minister warns $1.2 billion in annual federal funding set to expire in March
Alex Lambert: Confidence vote was gamble for MLA, Tories: political expert
Maggie Macintosh: Retired guidance counsellor defends explicit 2025 sex-ed presentation to high school football team in disciplinary hearing
Scott Billeck: Sisters relieved hospital takes accountability after mother’s death
Dean Pritchard: Man accused of killing five family members fires second legal team, but murder trial won’t be delayed, judge warns
Chris Kitching: Province has provided $20M in flood relief so far, infrastructure minister says
Nicole Buffie: Dynacare workers provide essential services that must be maintained during strike, labour board rules
Chris Kitching and Maggie Macintosh: J’accuse!: Kinew uses French to fry interim Tory leader over alleged caucus subterfuge
Gabrielle Piché: Nearly four in 10 Manitobans hope Canada restarts trade talks after U.S. midterm elections, poll reveals
 

Opinion

Editorial: Time for AI guardrails is right now
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 2
Robin Bezte: Small businesses outline election priorities
Erna Buffie: Transit, roads and city council’s priorities
Brian Ramsay: Who protects collegiate athletes?
Adam Johnston: Winnipeg’s challenge: preparing for weather extremes
Tom Brodbeck: PUB should set Winnipeg water, sewer rates; that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be lower
Editorial: Legislation needed on vacant buildings
Editorial: As political jockeying begins, don’t forget job No. 1
Free Press: Letters, Oct. 1
 

Arts & Life

Ben Sigurdson: Winnipeg Book Festival starts a new chapter
Ben Waldman: Psychological drama pairs parables to ask big questions
Alison Gillmor: Thriller has steam to spare, but story slogs
Ben Waldman: Virgo Rising’s debut LP is visceral, vulnerable
Kelly Taylor: There’s fast and then there’s this
Maureen Scurfield: You’re a solid, loyal sister, so worry not
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Conrad Sweatman: Robot study gives seniors say in era of AI
Ben Waldman: Work aims to share Jordan River Anderson’s heroic legacy with young audiences
Free Press: What’s up
 

Business

Gabrielle Piché: Critical mineral development: Grid Metals promotes southeast Manitoba cesium deposit
Aaron Epp: Wawanesa rebrands newest branch WSI
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: Bank of Canada’s key rate ‘too blunt’ to fix housing unaffordability: official
Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: Rogers becomes sole owner of MLSE after completing purchase of remaining 25% stake
The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite finishes in negative territory, U.S. markets gain ground
The Canadian Press: Minimum wage hikes set to begin across five provinces
Hau Dinh And Aniruddha Ghosal, The Associated Press: Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy
Gabrielle Piché: ‘Warmest welcome’ at Manitoba, U.K. defence partnership summit
Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press: Union calls Stelco layoff rationale ‘disingenuous and contradictory’
Gabrielle Piché: Expert urges food, drink makers to look to foreign markets
 

Sports

Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe: Jets bench boss Arniel talks rebuilding from last season’s struggles
Taylor Allen: Bombers turn to other passions away from the field
Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Silano’s spectacular strike; Rapid treading water; Post-season posturing
Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre: Storylines aplenty as Jets’ regular season set to begin
Mike McIntyre: Jets land state-of-the-art dressing room after off-season of renovations
Ken Wiebe: Netminder no stranger to heavy workload as Jets new No. 1 readies for regular-season start
Mike McIntyre: Ferraro gets call-up to the Jets
Mike McIntyre: Jets new backup Stevenson ‘stoked’ to be in tandem with Skinner
Taylor Allen: Bombers look to lock in to post-season chase after dropping game to Argos
Joshua Frey-Sam: Winnipeg Rifles can still secure post-season berth despite starting season 0-4
 

Canada

The Associated Press: Trump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a ‘hostile act’
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press: Canada seeks full membership in U.K.-led military coalition
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press: Trump criticizes Canada over drugs but leaves it off list of drug-producing countries
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press: Secrecy and accountability ‘can coexist’: groups push for Tumbler Ridge gun details
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: If Alberta leaves Canada, it will need up to $170B and 70,000 civil servants: report
David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Ottawa won’t say if people misused a now-defunct refugee residency sponsorship policy
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press: Diver hospitalized after apparent white shark encounter in Quebec
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Build data centres here or ‘rent’ from neighbours, AI minister says
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Diverting intoxicated people from ER to recovery program ‘transformative’: study
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press: B.C. law students begin taking course instead of bar exam as Ontario considers switch
 
 

World

Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press: US troops must prepare to fight around the moon, Trump’s top military adviser says
Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: UN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can’t afford ‘a race to the bottom on AI safety’
Yuras Karmanau, The Associated Press: Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says
Pan Pylas, The Associated Press: UK inflation rises to 5-month high, further pressuring Bank of England to raise rates this year
Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press: House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation
The Associated Press: Annie Dillard, Pulitzer-winning author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ dies at 81
Anne D'innocenzio, The Associated Press: Amazon increases minimum starting hourly wage for full-time core operations employees
Kevin Freking, The Associated Press: House approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump
Beth J. Harpaz, The Associated Press: The psychedelic pop artist Peter Max has died at 88, his son says
The Associated Press: Investment firm leader gets 11 years for Ponzi scheme that bilked dozens, including Travis Kelce
 

One last thing...

Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Associated Press:

The T. rex had a body temperature similar to our own, study finds

NEW YORK (AP) — Using fossilized teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex's temperature — and it wasn't too different from our own. Researchers once thought that dinosaurs were sluggish, col... Read More

 
 

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